---
title: "Software Requirements and Guidelines for Developing Android Application"  
description: "In this blog I will elaborate about software requirements for Android application and also given some guidelines, how to install it and build a platfo"  
author: "Chris Anderson"  
published: 2011-10-03  
updated: 2014-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/245/software-requirements-and-guidelines-for-developing-android-application  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

---

# Software Requirements and Guidelines for Developing Android Application

In this blog I will elaborate about [software requirements](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96745/name-two-tools-which-are-used-for-keeping-track-of-software-requirements) for [Android application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/779/creating-an-android-application-by-using-xml-layout) and also given some guidelines, how to install it and build a platform for developing Android based application in widows.\

##

##### Perform the following steps to build the platform for developing Android

##### application:

1) [Download and install](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/145525/download-and-install-bluestacks-on-linux-computer) latest jdk version for your windows.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

2) Download and install android-sdk for windows.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

3) Download and install eclipse-java-indigo-SR1-win32-x86_64

[https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/](https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/)

4) Configure ADT (Advanced [Development](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65309/importance-of-ux-design-in-the-development-of-mobile-apps) Toolkit) Plugin

· Start Eclipse, and then Select Help à Install New Software....

· Click Add, in the top-right corner.

· In the Add [Repository](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12232/repository-pattern-in-mvc) dialog that appears, enter "ADT Plugin" for the Name and the following URL for the Location:

[https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/](https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/)

· Click OK

Note: If you have trouble acquiring the plugin, try using "http" in the

Location URL, instead of "https" (https is preferred for security reasons).

· In the Available Software dialog, select the checkbox next to Developer

Tools and click next.

· In the next window, you'll see a list of the tools to be downloaded.

Click Next.

· Read and accept the license agreements, then click Finish.

Note: If you get a [security warning](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96025/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-fake-microsoft-security-warning) saying that the authenticity or validity of

the software can't be established, click OK.

· When the [installation](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/711/php-installation-on-windows) completes, restart Eclipse

\

After performing the above steps you can easily build an android

application for [mobile devices](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85524/influence-of-mobile-devices-on-travel-and-tourism-experiences) by using eclipse IDE.

Thanks.

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